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Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Control
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'A heavily pregnant ex-ballerina, a child detective, a bitter puppeteer and a feminist pop princess hurtle towards Mars. The world is watching. Isn’t it?

'On the eve of a revolution, Nicki and Caroline attempt to gain control over their lives as their A.I. superior, Alex, dances the night away.

'And on New Earth, Esta & Isabelle forge hope through a new kind of relationship.

'Told across several decades, from Melbourne to Mars, Keziah Warner’s startling, provocative and funny new play explores humanity’s desire to dictate how we’re perceived by others. Control delves deep into our relationship with technology: the moral ambiguities, the dependencies, the possibilities…'

Source: Red Stitch.

Production Details

  • World premiere presented by Red Stitch Actors' Theatre, Rear 2 Chapel Street, St Kilda, 10 October - 3 November 2019.

    Dramaturg: Tom Healey.

    Set & Costume Designer: Emily Collet.

    Lighting Designer: Lisa Mibus.

    Sound Designer: Justin Gardam.

    Assistant Director: Shaun Wykes.

    Stage Manager: Alysha Watt.

    Assistant Stage Manager: Maxine Palmerson.

    Cast: Christina O’Neill, Dushan Philips, Samuel Rowe, and Naomi Rukavina.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2019
    • Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2019 .
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      Extent: 88p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 October 2019.
      ISBN: 9781760622961
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